Ali Hijazi’s Reena Marke hardly lasted longer than the short-lived Green Health store it replaced in the Colonnade. Since Hijazi owns Zamaan Cafe next door, he thought he knew what the Colonnade needed: a small market/convenience store. But almost as soon as it opened, Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. shut down for construction. “I didn’t know it was going to be that bad. We had a disastrous start, and I didn’t want to take any chances.” Fortunately, he says, his “wonderful landlord,” Tom Goldberg, “understood the situation,” and let him out of the lease. Hijazi says several people are interested in taking over the space.
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Arbor Hills Crossing had its first casualty. LILL Studio, the small design-your-own-handbag boutique quietly closed sometime last winter, soon after opening. Shortly afterwards, the factory and flagship store in Chicago also closed, as did two other satellite stores in Boston and Nashville.
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